Milan Fashion Week FW26 · Runway show Womenswear
Maxivive
18 looks, shown 24 February 2026 in Milan. Known this season for west african, heritage / traditional dress, sparkling / embellished.
The collection, look by look
MILANO MODA DONNA - 24 FEBBRAIO / 02 MARZO 2026 · FW26Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.
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Sparkling pink wrapper set over floral embroidered blouse with chain bag
A lookbook take on West African wrapper dressing: shimmering pink cloth draped strapless over a lace-edged floral blouse, finished with a chain-hung black mini bag and pointed leather slippers that modernise the heritage silhouette.
What set Maxivive apart
Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.
The palette
- Black63%
- Charcoal10%
- Grey9%
- Burgundy / oxblood7%
- Navy4%
- Denim blue3%
Share of garment area across 18 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).
Silhouettes
Share of the 18 tagged looks.
What the collection was made of
Share of the 18 looks described by our AI taggerTraditions in the collection
Cultural influences →14 of Maxivive's 18 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs.
- Gele · Yoruba · West Africa4 looks
Base unknown
“Voluminous sculpted head tie wrapped high around the head in white and purple patterned cloth, tied in the manner of a Nigerian gele.”
- Buba and iro / wrapper · Yoruba · West Africa4 looks
Base unknown
“Loose wide-sleeved buba-style blouse worn with a sparkly pink wrapper tied at the chest and hip, layered in the iro configuration with an asymmetric hem.”
- Buba and sokoto · Yoruba · West Africa3 looks
Base unknown
“Knee-length round-neck buba tunic with short placket and wide elbow sleeves over matching straight sokoto trousers, same fabric head to toe.”
- Ankara / wax print · West African (unspecified) · West Africa3 looks
Base unknown
“Bold large-scale stylised motifs in saturated blue, red and white with crisp wax-print colour registration on cotton.”
- Fila cap · Yoruba · West Africa2 looks
Base unknown
“Black open-mesh textured cloth like aso oke weave, tufted tassel at crown and folded-up flaps recall the Yoruba fila abeti-aja, reworked with grommet eyelets and brims.”
- Peshawari chappal · Pakistan · South AsiaLook 5
Base unknown
“Dark leather sandals with broad crossed vamp straps, heel strap and thick upturned rimmed sole: the classic Peshawari chappal construction.”
- Cowrie shells · West African (unspecified) · West AfricaLook 6
Base unknown
“Wrist bracelet strung with rows of white cowrie shells.”
- Nigerian guipure / cord lace · Nigeria · West AfricaLook 6
Base unknown
“Dark floral guipure lace with scalloped sleeve and hem edges and scattered sequins, the celebratory lace typical of Nigerian aso ebi menswear.”
The character of the clothes
Maxivive's clothes were darker, more muted, cooler, smoother, more daring and more experimental than most of the season.
- DarkerLighterdarker than 98% of collections
- MutedVividmore muted than 87% of collections
- CoolerWarmercooler than 92% of collections
- SmoothTextured & printedsmoother than 85% of collections
- CasualFormal
- ClassicDaringmore daring than 77% of collections
- ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 75% of collections
Maxivive against every other house measured so far
Also in Milan, Fall/Winter 2026
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Maxivive, in context
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